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Geodesics and Conjugate Loci on a Torus

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Geodesics moving across a surface may focus due to the curvature of the surface. The set of geodesics emanating from a "base point" (the small sphere) on the surface of a torus can focus along a curve called the conjugate locus. This Demonstration explores several possible cases of conjugate loci on the standard torus.
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